Events & Dates

This website presents the events offered by the mentoring programmes ProViae and ProScience for the current programme round. It also gives information on events held in the open programme or the Spring School.

The new round of the ProScience & ProViae mentoring programs will start in April 2023 and is scheduled for one year; this round will be in English.

The mentoring programs support young female scientists on their way to professorships or leadership positions outside the university through mentoring as well as group and individual coaching.
ProScience aims to address the issue of vocation and employability and is targeted at postdoctoral researchers and junior professors who are pursuing the goal of a professorship.
ProViae aims at advanced female doctoral candidates who, based on their scientific qualifications, wish to explore paths and positions and aspire to careers in or outside academia.

We look forward to receiving your application with a letter of motivation, references and curriculum vitae to proscience@leuphana.de and proviae@leuphana.de.
You can apply for the new round until 28.02.2023.

Please note: Participation in the events Strategic Career Planning and Introduction: One-to-One Mentoring is mandatory for mentees to ensure the success of the program.

We are exited to welcome the next round of our mentoring program! This date gives every mentee the opportunity to meet one another and get an overview over the structure of the Mentoring Programm: The programm will be presented and there will be space for you to get to know one another. An introduction into the challenges and opportunities for women in the science system will be presented. 

Registration via email to proscience@leuphana.de until 06.04.2023

Facilitator: Team Mentoring

27 April 2023, 5.30pm -7pm

This workshop deals with your career planning in academic life. It will help you to get oriented and get to know strategies for a career in the academic world.

Registration via email to proscience@leuphana.de until 20.04.2023

Facilitator: Dr. Claudia Neusüß

11 May 2023, 9.30am - 5.30pm

This workshop functions as preparation for working in a mentoring tandem with an experienced mentor. The goal is to gain a clear idea on what one-to-one-mentoring means and why the mentoring tandem is a winning for mentee and mentor.
 
We will discuss important aspects regarding the choice of a mentor and will work towards a clear idea on who you would like to be your mentor.

Registration via email to proscience@leuphana.de until 21.04.2023

Facilitator: Dr. Claudia Neusüß

12 May 2023, 9.30am - 1.30pm

The individual coaching sessions are 1.5 hours each and are coordinated with the participants individually.

May 16 & 17, 2023, 9am - 7pm

We are exited to welcome the next round of our mentoring program! This date gives every mentee the opportunity to meet one another and get an overview over the structure of the Mentoring Programm: The programm will be presented and there will be space for you to get to know one another. An introduction into the challenges and opportunities for women in the science system will be presented. 

Registration via email to proviae@leuphana.de until 30.03.2023

Facilitator: Team Mentoring

20 April 2023, 5.30pm - 7pm

Career planning can be challenging, specifically if you are still not sure if you should stay in Academia or look for job opportunities outside. In this workshop Dr. Eva Reichmann will show you tools to analyze your persoanl profile, together you will seek out interesting job opportunities that fit your profile and wishes by using carreer coaching exercises and plan your next steps. Furthermore you will talk about alternatives to your current career plan and you will receive relevant up-to-date facts on topics like job search, network building and application process outside of Academia.
 
Note: if you decide to apply you will get two exercises and one questionare prior to the workshop in order to prepare. Dr. Eva Reichmann offers online follow-up for 7-10 days.

Registration via email to proviae@leuphana.de until 14.04.2023

Facilitator: Dr. Eva Reichmann

5 May 2023, 12am - 6pm

This workshop functions as preparation for working in a mentoring tandem with an experienced mentor. The goal is to gain a clear idea on what one-to-one-mentoring means and why the mentoring tandem is a winning for mentee and mentor.
 
We will discuss important aspects regarding the choice of a mentor and will work towards a clear idea on who you would like to be your mentor.

Registration via email to proviae@leuphana.de until 21.04.2023

Facilitator: Dr. Annemie Burandt, Dr. Beate Friedrich, Dr. Friederike Eickhoff

12 May 2023, 9am - 5pm

Please find further information here.

*This workshop will be held in German.*

The postdoc years are essential for academic career development. During this period, scientists are often torn between conflicting priorities of intellectual independence, on the one hand, and meeting professional obligations towards their employers, on the other hand. Postdocs are expected to develop an independent publication record, apply for external funding, create a distinct research profile, build a teaching portfolio, communicate their research, build a network, undertake research stays abroad, etc. etc. Which of these tasks are particularly important? What are the top priorities? Which time frame is appropriate and compatible with my personal private priorities? How important is the habilitation? And what are possibilities and important steps for international research stays? The first part of the seminar will be dedicated to learning about and evaluating the various requirements for a long-term career in academia. Based on this, you will review your current academic profile, and specify your next goals and major steps towards qualifying for a long-term academic career.

Registration via email to proviae@leuphana.de until 22.12.2022.

Facilitator: Dr. Dieta Kuchenbrandt

12 January 2023, 9am-5pm

*This workshop will be held in German.*

The (in)compatibility of motherhood and science has been discussed for some time, but mostly as individual success stories. What has not often been publicly addressed so far is one's own perspective, one's own experiences, one's own worries and concerns with regard to motherhood and science. As a female scientist, do I want to have children? If so, at what cost? Will I be able to pursue a career in science even if I have children? What challenges do I face in academia as a mother or a female who wants to have children? We seek to address these and similar questions in this workshop.

Registration via email to proviae@leuphana.de until 22.12.2022

Workshop Facilitators: Sarah Czerney and Lena Eckert

23. February 2023, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm